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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to jointly lead the Acute Medical team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital and bridge the Trauma and Orthopaedic team. The Medical team includes you with the other Band 7, two Band 6s, Band 5 and a Band 3 and T&O team, Band 7, Band 6 and Band 4s!
You will lead with a strategic, passionate and innovative approach!
The OT teams work closely with the Physios and the innovative Home First team that undertakes discharge home visits with the care agencies using a Discharge to Assess approach.
To work clinically assessing acute medical in- patients and providing recommendations regarding their ability to be discharged home or requiring some in-patient rehabilitation and liaising with all the community services available.
To support your team to do the same and identify and develop your own interests supported and empowered by the Occupational Therapy manager.
To work closely with the multidisciplinary team and lead and develop a most effective model and vision with your dynamic team, supervising and delegating.
To contribute to interdisciplinary team management of long term disability and it’s consequent problems by use of specific clinical skills to treat .
To be able to identify own professional limitations and seek professional advice when necessary.
To undertake responsibility and leadership for completion and implementation of clinical projects, audit or research.
To analyse and interpret clinical and non-clinical information to contribute to an accurate treatment approach.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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Please refer the Job description for details